Glenn C.

Colton
Partner
Glenn Colton is a member of SNR Denton's Litigation and Arbitration practice and heads the US White Collar and Government Investigations practice. He focuses on white collar criminal and complex civil litigation, as well as government and internal investigations. Glenn has represented company and individual clients in investigations and actions brought or conducted by U.S. attorney's offices, the Securities and Exchange Commission, offices of inspector general, and state attorneys general. He also has represented a variety of companies ranging from Fortune 500 to private companies in complex civil litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country.

New York D +1 212 398 5797 M +1 917 882 1271 glenn.colton@snrdenton.com

Prior to his private practice, Glenn served almost ten years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, including tenures in both the criminal and civil divisions. He was lead or co-lead trial counsel in approximately twenty-five trials, and all but one ended in conviction, government verdict (in civil cases) or resolution on terms favorable to the government. Glenn has argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals in criminal and civil cases, as well as in amicus, or friend of the court, capacity. Recently, he successfully argued a case of first impression in the 2nd Circuit that limited exposure to statutory damages in certain class actions. Glenn has handled a broad range of cases and represented a variety of clients in his white collar and government investigation practice, including the representation of top executives of hedge funds and investment advisors, the chairman of the board of a public company in an options-backdating investigation, executives of a pharmaceutical company in a kickback and illegal marketing investigation, the vice president-finance of a public software company in a revenue-recognition fraud investigation, a foreign insurance company in an insurance fraud investigation, a public software company in a consumer-protection investigation, and a critical figure in the KPMG tax shelter prosecution. In his civil litigation practice, Glenn represents clients in constitutional, commercial, securities, intellectual property, employment and tort cases. He has successfully represented numerous clients in high-stakes consumer, privacy and RICO class actions. One of his recent representations was the successful amicus representation of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association in both the District Court and the 8th Circuit in the high-stakes battle against Major League Baseball and its players' association for control of the burgeoning $1.5 billion fantasy sports industry. During his government service, Glenn was the lead or co-lead counsel in high-profile civil cases such as the successful defense at trial of the U.S. Marshals Service in a highly publicized employment action known as the "Black Serpico" trial and the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act civil rights lawsuit that resulted in a consent decree eradicating discrimination at Yankee Stadium against persons with disabilities.

Awards
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New York Super Lawyer, 2008-2011 in the Criminal Defense: White Collar category United States Department of Justice Distinguished Service Award, the second highest recognition in the

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Three consecutive Director's Awards for Superior Performance from the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys

Presentations and Publications

Mr. Colton frequently is called upon to provide expert legal analysis to a wide variety of publications and media outlets including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Law Journal, TruTV, CNBC, CBS Radio, Law360, The Street.com, Reuters.com, The Deal.com, and Finalternatives.com. Mr. Colton has also been the subject of features run in the Wall Street Journal and on Law360.
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Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Instructor, U.S. Department of Justice National Advocacy Center Instructor, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA Regular guest trial expert on TruTV (Court TV) Panelist, "Parallel Investigations and Proceedings by the SEC and the DOJ," Lawline.com, New York, NY, October, 2011 Author, "Case Study: Haiti Teleco," which also was published in Law 360, September 2011 Panelist, "Response to Ponzi and Other Schemes: Alternative Investment Funds under Scrutiny," Practicing Law Institute Panelist, "Current Trends in Enforcement Actions," Treasury and Capital Markets Legal and Legislative Conference, Financial Markets Association, Washington, DC "Licensing Issues and the Use of Players' Names and Statistics," Fantasy Sports Trade Association Conferences, Las Vegas, NV; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; and Tampa, FL Panelist, NYU Journal of Law and Business Discussion on "Preventing Corporate Crime," New York, NY Panelist, "Whose Home Run Is it Anyway?" presented by the American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law's Trade, Sports and Professional Associations Committee "Tackling Fantasy Football in College Athletics," IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, New York, NY "Creating a Special Investigative Committee," Corporate Board Member Board Governance Series Webcast, Volume X, 2007

Education
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New York University School of Law, 1989, J.D. Binghamton University, 1986, Accounting, B.S., summa cum laude

Bar Admissions / Qualifications

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New York U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. Tax Court